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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern changes in electronic education technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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